Citation Policy

General Collection Citation

When using material from our archival collections, attribution to the repository is required. Please use the prescribed form of citation:

 

[Document name, date; collection name; series number, box number, folder title]; University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives.

 

Example:
Permit, 22 February 1918; Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc., Series II, Box 10, folder no. 20 – Building Permits, 1910-1918; University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives.

Abbreviated Citation

In subsequent citations from the same collection, this information can be abbreviated.

 

Example: 
Correspondence, 3 May 1922, BNI, Series III, Box 11, folder 20 – John Smith; UBalt.

Audiovisual Citation 

For audiovisual materials, please use the following credit line:

 

[Collection Name], University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives. 

 

Example: 
Robert Breck Chapman Collection, University of Baltimore Special Collections and Archives.